The standard to which workers are held is often the standard of ‘working like a man’. That is, constantly available, and like there is someone else in the background taking care of everything else peripheral to work. Like many women, Pauline Kolhoff’s responsibilities as a parent shaped her career choices.Pauline Kolhoff is a PhD student in Education, in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences. She is also a Maths Inside Facilitator and Resource Developer in the School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences.